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Visual Disturbances Associated With Statins: A Case Report and Literature Review

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Case report reveals statin treatment causes visual disturbances in a 51-year-old woman, suggesting need for awareness of side effects.

Visual disturbances resolved completely after discontinuing statin therapy, indicating a significant statin-associated adverse event.
Patient experienced blurred vision, diplopia, and headache following atorvastatin and other statins administration.
Neurological evaluation and brain MRI were unremarkable, highlighting isolated visual complications linked to statin use.
Literature review underscores the importance of recognizing and reporting these rare side effects of statins.

Atapour et al. (2025) studied this question.

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